Animal-trap.



No." 630,346. Patented Aug. 8, I899.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GARNETT U. HALL, OF ABINGDON, ILLINOIS.

ANIMAL-TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,346, dated August 8, 1899.

Application filed February 1, 1899. Serial No. 704,123. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GARNETT U. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Abingdon, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Traps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates tocertain novel improvements in animal-traps, and more particularly to that class of spring-actuated wire choker-traps employed for catching mice, rats, and other rodents, and the objects are to simplify and improve the construction, reduce the cost of manufacture, and provide an effective and durable device of this character.

To these ends the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts of the device, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rodent-trap as it appears when set. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective View, partly in section, of the base-plate as it appears before the operative parts are assembled therewith.

Fig. t is a-perspective detail of the tilting trigger.

A denotes the sheet-metal base-plate, which is stamped or punched up of a single piece of metal, and it is formed with. an integral encompassing flange a, a longitudinal triggerrecess a, orifices a a vertical parallel ears (1 a corresponding clip-ears a a and similar trigger fulcrum-ears 0&4 a. One end of the plate is formed with an open-ended slot (1 which also extends through the contiguous flange a, and the latter is slitted at a a to permit it to be turned inwardly and encompass the pivot-pin Z), on which the triptrigger B is pivoted.

C denotes the spring-wire jaw, formed with the spring-coils c c, encompassing a wire rod D, fixed in theears 0t a and the inner ends of these coils terminate in the longitudinal arms 0' c, which are secured in place by the clip-ears a a and their outer ends terminate in the depending fingers (2 0 which project through the orifices a a and thus effectively lock the same in place.

E denotes the tilting trigger, formed with the lateral trunnions e e, by means of which it is fulcrumed in the ears a a, and the forward end of said tilting trigger is formed with a raised lip e and an orifice e for conveniently securing the bait or lure in place,

and near its center a diagonal toe e is struck up and provided with a detaining-orifice e to receive the free end of the trip-trigger B.

The operation is as follows: The bait or lure having been fixed to the forward end of the tilting trigger E, the spring-jaw is turned backward parallel with the base-plate and the trip-trigger turned over it, as shown in Fig. 1. The free end I) of the trip-trigger is beveled, as shown, so that it will strike the diagonal face of the toe e and force it forward until the orifice 6 comes in line with the end of the trip-trigger, which now falls backward and engages said trip-trigger to retain it and the spring-jaw in the set position.

The accompanying drawings show my invention in the best form now known to me; but many changes in the details might be made within the skill of a good mechanic without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the claim at the end of this specification.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

In an animal-trap, the sheet-metal base, A, formed with a stiffening-flange, a, the recess, a, slot, of, parallel ears, a a ,'and the trigger-ears, a a, the rod, D, fixed in the cars,

a a the spring-jaw, 0, formed with the coils,

c 0, having their free ends fixed in the baseplate, the trip-trigger, B, and the tilting trigger, E, fulcrumed in the ears, a a, and

formed with the orificed diagonaltoe, 6 projecting into the path of the free end of said trip-trigger, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two: subscribing witnesses.

" GARNET-'1 U. HALL.

Witnesses:

WM. SNIDER,

G. RAY HALL. 

